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Informationen zum Autor Robert J. Wenke is a scholar of ancient Egyptian civilization and taught at the University of Washington before he retired. A former director of the American Research Center in Egypt, he has conducted fieldwork throughout the world and is the author of Patterns in Prehistory, now in its fifth edition. Klappentext Wenke examines the cycle of ancient Egypt's development by analyzing Egyptological! anthropological! and other forms of evidence. Zusammenfassung Beginning from the phase when Egyptians first farmed wheat and barley and ending as their central government fell into disorder! Wenke examines the cycle of ancient Egypt's development. Integrating evidence with anthropology! geology! and archaeology! this text is ideal for undergraduates and graduates taking courses on early civilizations and states. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The significance and interpretation of Ancient Egyptian civilization; 2. Introduction to the Ancient Egyptians and their country; 3. Introduction to the evidence and interpretation of Egyptian antiquity; 4. The neolithic and early predynastic origins of pharaonic civilization; 5. Lords of the two lands - the origins of the first pharaonic states; 6. The pharaonic state in early maturity; 7. Egypt and general analyses of state origins.
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Robert J. Wenke is a scholar of ancient Egyptian civilization and taught at the University of Washington before he retired. A former director of the American Research Center in Egypt, he has conducted fieldwork throughout the world and is the author of Patterns in Prehistory, now in its fifth edition.
